Chapter 67
Belgium: The Flemish community in Belgium

For the Flemish community in Belgium, the following NARIC provides information about academic as well as vocational recognition:

Ministerie van Onderwijs
Bestuur van het Hoger Onderwijsen en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Dienst Gelijkwaardigheid
Koningstraat 136
B - 1000 Brussel
Phone: (32) 2 - 2114211
Fax: (32) 2 - 2114250
Contact: Daniel DE SCHRIJVER

As far as recognition is concerned, this centre is qualified to meet various decisions and co-operates intensively with the single authorities within the universities.

University applications

The applications for admission to the first part of the course of study as well as the applications for the recognition of equivalence of the first part of studies both have to be submitted to the university concerned. Any other type of application will be worked on by the ministry of education.

Non-university applications

Applications have to be submitted either to the ministry of education or to the university, the latter will then refer the respective application to the ministry.

The Belgian communities take part in some of the European programmes as e.g. ERASMUS, PETRA, TEMPUS or COMETT.